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  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver3.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver4.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver7.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver8.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver10.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver11.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver12.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver14.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver13.jpg
  • 24/03/2010  - Egypt - <br />
Divers Close encounter with Dennis The "Friendly" Dugong<br />
These stunning photos was taken By Diver and Photographer  Rutger Geerling, of the now famous and friendly Dugong.<br />
<br />
Try imagining an area as large as a couple of football fields of underwater seagrass and an underwater visibility of about 20 meters/60 feet and you'll understand it's not easy to find a specific living animal, even it has the size of about two human beings.<br />
<br />
The "thing" I am talking about is "Dennis", the famous resident seacow (or Dugong, it's one of the three members of the Manatee family) of the Abu Dabbab bay near Port Ghalib in the Marsa Alam region of Egypt.<br />
(©Rutger Geerling/Exclusivepix)
    Exclusivepix_Dennis_Friendly_Dugong6.jpg
  • 24/03/2010  - Egypt - <br />
Divers Close encounter with Dennis The "Friendly" Dugong<br />
These stunning photos was taken By Diver and Photographer  Rutger Geerling, of the now famous and friendly Dugong.<br />
<br />
Try imagining an area as large as a couple of football fields of underwater seagrass and an underwater visibility of about 20 meters/60 feet and you'll understand it's not easy to find a specific living animal, even it has the size of about two human beings.<br />
<br />
The "thing" I am talking about is "Dennis", the famous resident seacow (or Dugong, it's one of the three members of the Manatee family) of the Abu Dabbab bay near Port Ghalib in the Marsa Alam region of Egypt.<br />
(©Rutger Geerling/Exclusivepix)
    Exclusivepix_Dennis_Friendly_Dugong5.jpg
  • 24/03/2010  - Egypt - <br />
Divers Close encounter with Dennis The "Friendly" Dugong<br />
These stunning photos was taken By Diver and Photographer  Rutger Geerling, of the now famous and friendly Dugong.<br />
<br />
Try imagining an area as large as a couple of football fields of underwater seagrass and an underwater visibility of about 20 meters/60 feet and you'll understand it's not easy to find a specific living animal, even it has the size of about two human beings.<br />
<br />
The "thing" I am talking about is "Dennis", the famous resident seacow (or Dugong, it's one of the three members of the Manatee family) of the Abu Dabbab bay near Port Ghalib in the Marsa Alam region of Egypt.<br />
(©Rutger Geerling/Exclusivepix)
    Exclusivepix_Dennis_Friendly_Dugong1.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver1.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver2.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver5.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver6.jpg
  • QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
73-year-old Diver<br />
<br />
 73-year-old man Zhang Quantong exercises parallel bars in the morning on August 23, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Quantong, a man who was in 73 years old and best at diving when he was young, persisted diving every day for over ten years. He even did 208 dives at the first day of the year 2008 to welcome China\'s Olympic Games. While a traffic accident that he was knocked down by a bus stopped his diving in 2014, he was in hospital for three months and then returned to diving. According to Mr.Zhang, if you like it, just do it.<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_73_year_old_Diver9.jpg
  • 24/03/2010  - Egypt - <br />
Divers Close encounter with Dennis The "Friendly" Dugong<br />
These stunning photos was taken By Diver and Photographer  Rutger Geerling, of the now famous and friendly Dugong.<br />
<br />
Try imagining an area as large as a couple of football fields of underwater seagrass and an underwater visibility of about 20 meters/60 feet and you'll understand it's not easy to find a specific living animal, even it has the size of about two human beings.<br />
<br />
The "thing" I am talking about is "Dennis", the famous resident seacow (or Dugong, it's one of the three members of the Manatee family) of the Abu Dabbab bay near Port Ghalib in the Marsa Alam region of Egypt.<br />
(©Rutger Geerling/Exclusivepix)
    Exclusivepix_Dennis_Friendly_Dugong4.jpg
  • 24/03/2010  - Egypt - <br />
Divers Close encounter with Dennis The "Friendly" Dugong<br />
These stunning photos was taken By Diver and Photographer  Rutger Geerling, of the now famous and friendly Dugong.<br />
<br />
Try imagining an area as large as a couple of football fields of underwater seagrass and an underwater visibility of about 20 meters/60 feet and you'll understand it's not easy to find a specific living animal, even it has the size of about two human beings.<br />
<br />
The "thing" I am talking about is "Dennis", the famous resident seacow (or Dugong, it's one of the three members of the Manatee family) of the Abu Dabbab bay near Port Ghalib in the Marsa Alam region of Egypt.<br />
(©Rutger Geerling/Exclusivepix)
    Exclusivepix_Dennis_Friendly_Dugong2.jpg
  • 24/03/2010  - Egypt - <br />
Divers Close encounter with Dennis The "Friendly" Dugong<br />
These stunning photos was taken By Diver and Photographer  Rutger Geerling, of the now famous and friendly Dugong.<br />
<br />
Try imagining an area as large as a couple of football fields of underwater seagrass and an underwater visibility of about 20 meters/60 feet and you'll understand it's not easy to find a specific living animal, even it has the size of about two human beings.<br />
<br />
The "thing" I am talking about is "Dennis", the famous resident seacow (or Dugong, it's one of the three members of the Manatee family) of the Abu Dabbab bay near Port Ghalib in the Marsa Alam region of Egypt.<br />
(©Rutger Geerling/Exclusivepix)
    Exclusivepix_Dennis_Friendly_Dugong3.jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • Dec. 15, 2015 - Seoul, South Korea - Dec 15, 2015 - South Korea, Seoul : A Diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims with fish in a aquarium during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium held the event during the Christmas season. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Santa_Claus_in_Aquarium...jpg
  • (CHINA OUT, FINLAND OUT)<br />
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TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
Music Show Underwater<br />
Musicians perform in water at Haichang Polar Ocean World on September 19, 2013 in Tianjin, China. The ocean park formed the "ocean band" ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract visitors. The music for the band's shows will be pre-recorded. <br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Music_Show_Underwater4.jpg
  • (CHINA OUT, FINLAND OUT)<br />
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TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
Music Show Underwater<br />
Musicians perform in water at Haichang Polar Ocean World on September 19, 2013 in Tianjin, China. The ocean park formed the "ocean band" ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract visitors. The music for the band's shows will be pre-recorded. <br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Music_Show_Underwater5.jpg
  • (CHINA OUT, FINLAND OUT)<br />
<br />
TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
Music Show Underwater<br />
Musicians perform in water at Haichang Polar Ocean World on September 19, 2013 in Tianjin, China. The ocean park formed the "ocean band" ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract visitors. The music for the band's shows will be pre-recorded. <br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Music_Show_Underwater2.jpg
  • (CHINA OUT, FINLAND OUT)<br />
<br />
TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
Music Show Underwater<br />
Musicians perform in water at Haichang Polar Ocean World on September 19, 2013 in Tianjin, China. The ocean park formed the "ocean band" ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract visitors. The music for the band's shows will be pre-recorded. <br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Music_Show_Underwater3.jpg
  • (CHINA OUT, FINLAND OUT)<br />
<br />
TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19: (CHINA OUT)<br />
<br />
Music Show Underwater<br />
Musicians perform in water at Haichang Polar Ocean World on September 19, 2013 in Tianjin, China. The ocean park formed the "ocean band" ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract visitors. The music for the band's shows will be pre-recorded. <br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Music_Show_Underwater1.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver6.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver5.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver4.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver1.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver3.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
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With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
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For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
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The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
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  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
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Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
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  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
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  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver2.jpg.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
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  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver4.jpg.jpg
  • How does he hold his breath for so long? Stunning video shows free-diver plunging 33m to bottom of world's deepest pool<br />
<br />
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool.<br />
The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33.<br />
The venue, in central Brussels, Belgium, contains 2.5million litres of non-chlorinated spring water and is usually reserved for scuba drivers to train in.<br />
<br />
With its simulated underwater caves, and constant toasty temperatures, it provides the perfect place for budding divers to gain their qualifications.<br />
<br />
For French-born Néry the dive would have been a welcome change from his usual escapades in harbours across the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.<br />
And in 2004, he plunged 96metres in Saint-Leu, la Réunion, before battering the record again in 2006 with a 109metre dive in Nice, France.<br />
His feat has subsequently been beaten by two other divers, with Herbert Nitsch currently holding the title with 124metres.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_free_diver7.jpg
  • Oct. 15, 2015 - Lesbos Island, Greece - <br />
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European Migrant Crisis<br />
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A rescue diver drags a dead child from the water after a Greek Coast Guard vessel hit a migrant boat killing at least nine.<br />
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  • Oct. 15, 2015 - Lesbos Island, Greece - <br />
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European Migrant Crisis<br />
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A rescue diver picks a dead child from the water after a Greek Coast Guard vessel hit a migrant boat killing at least nine.<br />
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
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Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
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Photo shows: “A Silky Encounter 1” – Jardines de la Reina, Cuba<br />
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Shooting these silky sharks off the coast of Cuba was actually an incredibly difficult task. Not because they were hard to find, on the contrary, there were often too many and they move real fast in these open and rough seas! So to single one out for an intimate portrait was quite frustrating. It required a high amount of concentration; luckily this one slowed down just long enough to capture the shot.<br />
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: “A Silky Encounter 2” – Jardines de la Reina, Cuba<br />
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An intimate moment between two silky sharks at Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen) off the coast of Cuba. I had specially constructed a huge 18" dome port to shoot open ocean half over half underwater images and in these rough conditions really it came into it's own.<br />
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: “Legal Immigrant” – A Long Finned Eel, Botanical Gardens, Sydney<br />
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A long finned Eel living under the shadow of the iconic Sydney skyline in the botanical gardens. Born just off the coast of New Caledonia this eel would have made the 2000km journey to the east coast of Australia and one wet night climbed out of Sydney Harbour, slithered across the grass and into this freshwater pond where it will live for up to 30 years. Eventually the urge to breed will take back across the South Pacific Ocean. A journey its ancestors have been making for millions of years, long before the first humans settlers to this land and all without a passport or papers!<br />
©Matty Smith/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Crop Circles on the ocean floor<br />
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From the Department of Awesome Natural Wonders come these mysterious patterns on the ocean floor off the southern coast of Japan. Japanese scuba diver and photographer Yoji Ookata, who has spent the last 50 years exploring and documenting his underwater discoveries off the coast of Japan, spotted these beautiful and puzzling patterns in the sand, nearly six feet in diameter and 80 feet below sea level, during a dive near Amami Oshima at the southern tip of the country.<br />
Using underwater cameras the team discovered the artist is a small puffer fish only a few inches in length that swims tirelessly through the day and night to create these vast organic sculptures using the gesture of a single fin. Through careful observation the team found the circles serve a variety of crucial ecological functions, the most important of which is to attract mates. Apparently the female fish are attracted to the hills and valleys within the sand and traverse them carefully to discover the male fish where the pair eventually lay eggs at the circle’s center, the grooves later acting as a natural buffer to ocean currents that protect the delicate offspring. Scientists also learned that the more ridges contained within the sculpture resulted in a much greater likelihood of the fish pairing. <br />
©Yoji Ookata/Exclusivepix
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  • Crop Circles on the ocean floor<br />
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From the Department of Awesome Natural Wonders come these mysterious patterns on the ocean floor off the southern coast of Japan. Japanese scuba diver and photographer Yoji Ookata, who has spent the last 50 years exploring and documenting his underwater discoveries off the coast of Japan, spotted these beautiful and puzzling patterns in the sand, nearly six feet in diameter and 80 feet below sea level, during a dive near Amami Oshima at the southern tip of the country.<br />
Using underwater cameras the team discovered the artist is a small puffer fish only a few inches in length that swims tirelessly through the day and night to create these vast organic sculptures using the gesture of a single fin. Through careful observation the team found the circles serve a variety of crucial ecological functions, the most important of which is to attract mates. Apparently the female fish are attracted to the hills and valleys within the sand and traverse them carefully to discover the male fish where the pair eventually lay eggs at the circle’s center, the grooves later acting as a natural buffer to ocean currents that protect the delicate offspring. Scientists also learned that the more ridges contained within the sculpture resulted in a much greater likelihood of the fish pairing. <br />
©Yoji Ookata/Exclusivepix
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: “Your Move” – American Crocodile, Jardines de la Reina, Cuba.<br />
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So for this shot I'm deep in a Cuban saltwater mangrove snorkelling in about 2 feet of murky water and looking at this through the viewfinder, the business end of a wild 2.5 meter American saltwater crocodile (not an alligator). Now my photography has led me into a few interesting situations in the past, but this takes the cake. I'm staying as still as can be and mumbling profusely to myself "Focus, frame, just get the shot" One of the most exhilarating moments of my life! After our brief standoff he turned around and drifted off into the cloudy green water. <br />
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo shows: “Ocean Rose” – Bass Point, NSW Australia<br />
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A beautiful crimson red waratah anemone, the rose of the seabed, in a rock pool at Bass Point, NSW. These are native to Australia and NZ only and are named after the red waratah flower.<br />
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
©Matty Smith/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_what_lies_beneath4.jpg
  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo shows: “A Splash of Yellow” - Sargassum Seaweed, Bushranger Bay, NSW Australia<br />
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I love bold shapes and primary colours in my images, hence the bluebottles and crimson red waratah anemones in some of my other images. I think my portfolio lacked a little yellow and this golden coloured flora of the ocean just about filled the gap nicely. You'll find this seaweed pretty much everywhere along the coastline here in southern NSW. I lit it with a nice bright underwater strobe on a dark and rainy morning to give it that special something.<br />
©Matty Smith/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: “Crimson Tide” – Waratah Anemones, Port Kembla, NSW Australia<br />
This image is shot right out the front of where I used to work. During my lunchbreak walk I had found this tiny rockpool containing these wonderful bright red waratah anemones, I had to make a picture of them. I knew I could only shoot at the lowest of tides and I wanted to coincide it with a nice sunrise, it was to be a long waiting game!!  In the meantime, whenever I could get access to this tiny pool, I experimented with what camera accessories (ports, lighting etc) I could fit in such a small space to take the shot. I had to strip my housing right down, removing handles and lighting brackets etc. Then the perfect morning arrived. I remember there was a fairly strong, hot summer breeze that dried the exposed part of my port in seconds, so I had to constantly ladle water over it, but my plan played out wonderfully and the picture worked how I wanted it to!! The silv
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: “Smiling Assassin” – American Crocodile, Jardines de la Reina, Cuba.<br />
<br />
I wanted to make an image that had both strong eye contact and visible teeth to bring out the character and personality of this animal. I slowly and cautiously approached it maintaining strong eye contact and light fin movements to avoid stirring up the silt. The crocodile remained motionless with just it's yellow periscope like eye staring straight back at me, it felt like stand off, who would falter first? Now it’s very seldom I remember the exact moment of pressing the shutter on “the shot of the day” but I do remember everything about this one; pulling focus, framing up, the sweat beading on my forehead and holding my breath. Confident I had my shot in a couple of frames I slowly backed away and got back in the boat. Mind blown!!<br />
©Matty Smith/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
©Matty Smith/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_what_lies_beneath10.jpg
  • Stunning photographs show what lies beneath<br />
<br />
Like the proverbial ‘calm’ swan who’s paddling like crazy, this stunning photo-series shows that what you see on the surface isn’t always reflected underneath.<br />
‘For me one of the most wondrous parts of any dive is the moment that the water engulfs my mask as my head slips below the surface,’ explains British-born, and now Aussie-based, photographer Matty Smith.<br />
‘I think it’s the suspense of the unknown of what lies beneath,’ he adds.<br />
Also an experienced diver, he specialises in ‘half over half underwater images’ that marry the wet, unfamiliar world of the Pacific Ocean, with our dry, familiar landscape.<br />
The results offer a tantalising glimpse into a secret underwater world.<br />
<br />
<br />
‘The dynamics of the changing water line across my lens port produces beautiful and unpredictable curves, which is also an added element of mystery,’ says Matty.<br />
<br />
‘I have the worlds biggest playground at my feet, the Pacific Ocean….. And I have truly fallen in love with it’<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: “Midnight Nudi” – Bushrangers Bay, NSW Australia<br />
<br />
Being an ocean photographer has led me into some strange and curious habits. Wading around in low tide rock pools in the middle of the night is one of them. However, the rewards can be endless from a photographers point of view, such as finding this Hypselodoris bennetti in inches of water. Photographing it from a low angle just beneath the surface has created this wonderful reflection. This species of nudibranch is endemic to south eastern NSW, you’ll find it no where else in the world!<br />
©Matty Smith/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Crop Circles on the ocean floor<br />
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From the Department of Awesome Natural Wonders come these mysterious patterns on the ocean floor off the southern coast of Japan. Japanese scuba diver and photographer Yoji Ookata, who has spent the last 50 years exploring and documenting his underwater discoveries off the coast of Japan, spotted these beautiful and puzzling patterns in the sand, nearly six feet in diameter and 80 feet below sea level, during a dive near Amami Oshima at the southern tip of the country.<br />
Using underwater cameras the team discovered the artist is a small puffer fish only a few inches in length that swims tirelessly through the day and night to create these vast organic sculptures using the gesture of a single fin. Through careful observation the team found the circles serve a variety of crucial ecological functions, the most important of which is to attract mates. Apparently the female fish are attracted to the hills and valleys within the sand and traverse them carefully to discover the male fish where the pair eventually lay eggs at the circle’s center, the grooves later acting as a natural buffer to ocean currents that protect the delicate offspring. Scientists also learned that the more ridges contained within the sculpture resulted in a much greater likelihood of the fish pairing. <br />
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  • Pothole photographer transforms eyesores into works of art - including a garden, swimming pool and a chilled champagne bucket for three<br />
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They are a menace on roads up and down the country.<br />
But with a touch of imagination, a few props and a handful of images, one photographer shows how unsightly potholes can be transformed into works of art. <br />
Davide Luciano has used the huge gaps in the concrete for a variety of scenes, including a deep fat fryer, a swimming pool and a spaghetti bowl.<br />
Davide then used models to create quirky scenarios, such as a fisherman reeling in a catch and a lifeguard saving a person from drowning.<br />
Some of the images even depict people using the potholes to wash clothes, chill champagne, go scuba diving, plant flowers and crush berries.<br />
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Davide filled the potholes with real props and only used computer software programme Photoshop to alter some of the colours.<br />
His amusing pictures now sell for nearly £800 for a set of nine.<br />
Davide, 34, from New York, said: 'The idea came to life after I had sudden collision with a canyon sized crater of a pothole.<br />
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'I decided to channel my frustration into a positive project where the useless pothole would be a source of humour and creativity.<br />
'I attempted to visualise and incorporate potholes as everyday props and the project started as a humorous way to expose the ridiculous pothole problem.<br />
'After creating a scene on paper, I scoured the city and located the appropriate pothole for each photograph. The images were shot in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Montreal.<br />
'I don't use Photoshop to create the image or add props, I only use it for colour correction.<br />
'Seeing people's reactions to my work is wonderful, mostly smiles and laughter.<br />
'They are astonished to hear that I do not photoshop the props into the scenes, but that everything is actually set in and around the pothole.'<br />
Photo shows: Diver<br />
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
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 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
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 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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Photo Shows:  Early morning, the first divers enter the lake with long wooden sticks.<br />
They use the sticks to break the bottom of the lake; then they dive along them in the shallow water, collect the black mud full of salt, and bring it back on the bank.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
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 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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Photo Shows:   Some men say they can make 3 trips in a single day. It takes them 30 mn to go down (at least double for a tourist), one hour to collect the salt, then 1 hour to clim up back to the village with loaded donkeys. Some men do work from sunrise to sunset.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
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 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
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 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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Photo Shows:  Some men say they can make 3 trips in a single day. It takes them 30 mn to go down (at least double for a tourist), one hour to collect the salt, then 1 hour to clim up back to the village with loaded donkeys. Some men do work from sunrise to sunset.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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Photo Shows;  Once the donkeys are loaded with 2x25kg of salt in each bag, they have to climb up to the village on the edge of the volcano. Under the sun, the rocks are turning into an oven, making the way back a hell. Some miners even collapse after such efforts.<br />
There is no room for industrialisation: Boranas are against it, willing to carry on this tradition as source of - small- revenues, and part of their culture.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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Photo Shows;  Only Borana people get access to the salt in the volcano. A conflict would raise whenever another tribe try to enter the area.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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Photo Shows:  Three kind of salt can be found in the lake: the black salt for animals, the white salt for the people, and crystals which can be sold at a high price.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
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  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
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    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows:  Women do not take part in the salt extraction. few of them go down in the carter to collect wood or branches for the cattle. As men are most the time naked , and some a re muslims, they also prefer to stay away, Usually women are dedicated to the hardest tasks in the Borana Culture, This is an exception<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows:  Volcano crater where Borana tribe men dive to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows:  Volcano crater where Borana tribe men dive to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: Borana tribe man with protection in his nose ready to dive in the volcano crater to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: Volcano crater where Borana tribe men dive to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: Volcano crater where Borana tribe men dive to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: Borana tribe man with protection in his nose ready to dive in the volcano crater to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
  • EL SOD: THE SALT OF LIFE<br />
 <br />
 El Sod, the House Of Salt, is a village located 90 km from Yabelo, the capital of Borana people in South Ethiopia. It stands on the edge of an extinct volcano wide of 1,8 km diameter, with a salted lake in the crater. For centuries, men dive into the lake to collect the salt and sell it across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya<br />
<br />
 It takes 1 hour on a narrow path to go down the 2,5 km from the village to the lake, 340 meters lower. The best view on the crater can be spotted from the recently built mosque.<br />
Every miner works as a free lance, independent from any company or boss. Most of the time divers are naked, the salted water being so agressive that it destroys everything, including clothes and shoes.<br />
 Miners try to protect their nose and ears with plugs made of soil wrapped in plastic bags. There’s no protection for the eyes: many suffer heavily from blindness.<br />
 When the weather is good after rains (Borana wait for it for months since the area suffers from drought) more than 200 men dive into the lake. More and more children are joining for the families to get some extra revenue. The parents are aware of the dangers but they don’t have any choice if they want to survive.<br />
<br />
Photo Shows: Volcano crater where Borana tribe men dive to collect salt, Oromia, El Sod, Ethiopia<br />
©Eric lafforgue/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Stunning_Images_The_Salt_Of_Li...jpg
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